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Battles in 1808
- Battle of VimeiroOn the 21st of August 1808, General Arthur Wellesley stood near the village of Vimeiro with 20,000 men. His force included eight independent infantry…
- Battle of BailénIn June 1808, Napoleon dispatched Divisional-General Pierre Dupont de l'Étang south toward Seville with 13,000 men. This force consisted primarily of…
- Battle of SomosierraNapoleon I advanced into Madrid with 40,000 men in late November 1808. General Benito de San Juan mustered an ad hoc army of about 12,000 men to defend the…